3.(　　 ) The artist wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer ____.

A. wanted much more money　　 B. wanted nothing

C. didn’t want any money at all　　 D. wanted one of his pictures instead of money

2.(　　 ) Every day ,the artist _______.

A. went out to help the farmer to do some farming　 B. went out to visit his friends

C. painted pictures　　 D. enjoyed the beautiful scenery

1.(　　 )The artist went to the countryside to ________.

A. visit his old friend　 B. spend his holiday　 C. visit the farmer　 D. Thank the farmer

15.(　　 ) The best title for the passage is

　　 A. China's Wetlands Have All Entered the World's List

　　 B. Wetlands--Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

　　 C. Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

　　 D. Wetlands--Valuable Resources(珍贵资源) of Land on the Earth

第十组(共3篇)：

(A )

An artist (画家) went to a beautiful part of the country for a holiday and stayed with a farmer. Every day he went out with his paints and brushes(颜料和画笔)and painted till evening. When it got dark he went back to the farm and had a good dinner before he went to bed.

At the end of his holiday he wanted to pay the farmer, but the farmer said," No, I don`t want money. But give me one of your pictures. What`s money? In a week it will all be finished ,but your picture will still be here."

The artists was very pleased and thanked the farmer for saying such kind things about his pictures. The farmer smiled and answered ,"It`s not that. I have a son in London. He wants to become an artist. When he comes home next month, I`ll show him your picture, and he will not want to be an artist any more, I think."

14.(　　 ) We must protect wetlands because _______ .

　　　 A. they are home for wildlife　　　　　　　　 B. they can offer food to the animals and birds

　　　 C. they can prevent flood　　　　　　　　　　 D. All of the above

13.(　　 ) The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

　　　 A. April 22　　　　 　B. June 25　　　 　　C. February 2　　 D. March 22

12.(　　 ) Usually the weather in the wetlands is ________.

　　　　 A. hot　　　　　　 　　B. pleasant　　　　　 C. cold　　　　 　　D. dry

11.(　　 ) The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the ________ of China.

　　　　 A. east　　　　　　　 B. south　　　　　　 C. west　　　　 　　D. north

9．(　　 )Mrs Lee goes on talking for so long because _______-．

A．she likes to hear all about the past ． B．she likes talking

C．Linda had not told her that she has arrived　 D．she is going to pay for the telephone call (　　 )10．Linda tries to stop her mother by ________．

A．telling her how much the call is costing　 B．writing a letter as she has promised to do

C．telling her that they have arrived safely　 D．promising to write, and ringing off

(　 C )

　　 There are many wetlands(湿地)in China and some of them have become the world's important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow, Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world's largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not

many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-Crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

　　 The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife(野生动物). Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change

the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

　　 Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the importance of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.　　　　(red-crowned crane)

8．(　　 )David says,"Nearly four pounds," because ______．

A．he wants to remind Linda of the cost of the cost of the call

B．he wants to buy himself a new hat

C．Linda has not told her mother they have arrived

D．he wants Mrs Lee to know how much the call costs